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Passenger kilometres since 1962
Passenger kilometres 1934-1961All figures are billions (1000 million). Years before 1943 not shown where data are not available
1934 a 33.9 [1]
1938 b 30.6 [2]
1939 c 30.6 [3]
1943 c 51.9
1944 c 51.6
1945 c 56.7
1946 c 47.0
1947 b 37.0
1948 e 34.2
1949 e 34.0
1950 e 32.5
1951 e 33.5
1952 e 33.3
1953 e 33.5
1954 d 33.3
1955 d 32.7
1956 d 34.0
1957 d 36.4
1958 e 35.0
1959 d 35.8
1960 d 34.7
1961 d 33.9
Notes
[1] Figure is calculated by multiplying estimate published for September 1934 by 12
[2] Figure may cover same period as that shown for 1939
[3] Figure is for September 1938 to August 1939
All figures are billions (1000 million). Years before 1943 not shown where data are not available
Sources
a Ministry of Transport: Railway returns, 1938
b Department for Transport
c Railway Handbook, 1947-1948 (Ministry of Transport: Railway returns). Estimated figures
d British Transport Commission: Annual reports. Estimated figures
e Office of Rail and Road (historical series)
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Passenger kilometres 1934-1961
This measurement was not reported until 1934, when it began to be estimated (as ‘passenger miles’) by multiplying the total for September each year by 12.
It is now recorded in kilometres and measured regularly using computerised systems, although a single total is still published for each year (measured from April to March). Older data have been converted here to make comparisons simpler. | |
